What Kind Of Work Did You Do Before Becoming A Driver?

[Capt._Chaos]

It's obvious that a lot of us came from different walks of life to get out there and drive a truck.

I have been around trucks for most of my life. I went to College and Trade School, then worked as a Diesel Technician. I eventually became a Shop Foreman. After seeing that I wasn't happy in that field anymore, I decided to put my CDL to use and go to driving a truck instead of busting my knuckles on them! :rofl:

After 9 years and traveling well over 1 million miles of America's highways, I'm still enjoying it! :)

[JSontag]

Well I´m currently a carpenter but hope to be a trucker one day......... :cheers:

[Chiefwhatdahey]

caddy, labeler, cook, sewer cleaner, offshore oil worker, iron worker (tall steel), painter, landscaper, auto mech apprentice, excavator, truck driver, diesel mech., indendant trucker....................

[beanie baby]

Currently an office manager/export manager and been here for 15 years. My interest is to hopefully drive someday when my children are old enough to be on their own. :D

[Foxfire]

Waitress, Cook, Offshore Catering Head Steward, 100 ton Capt on offshore crew boats, Riveter for Lockheed on a traveling Field Team, Bartender................................ not necessarily in that order. Oh, and full time Mother of 4, most of that as a single Mom.
You did say before I became a Trucker, right? O/O twice and now temporarily out of service. Yup, they red tagged my azz.....lmao.

worked a lot of construction

[JSontag]

worked a lot of construction

What kind of jobs did you do? Just curious....... :cool:

you'll hate me
1. road construction
2.trenching
3.new construction on grain elevators
4.grain bin construction

[JSontag]

Hehe, hate you.......... :cheers:
I´ve been doing some road construction too but I had to stop because I wanted to spend the summer working on my boat ;) Good salary but I never really liked the job that much.......... :wow:

Hehe, hate you.......... :cheers:
I´ve been doing some road construction too but I had to stop because I wanted to spend the summer working on my boat ;) Good salary but I never really liked the job that much.......... :wow:

well here in the states we who work road construction are targets for motorists and truckers are an income for kamakazzie 4 wheelers

[Bikerboy]

I worked in a metal casting foundry for 2 years, then worked at a heavy truck shop for a year, now i drive, Couldn't see why anyone would want to get all dirty working on trucks, when for about the same pay,you can drive them.

[dljtruck]

I started driving for my dad....2 weeks after i graduated high school. (1982).been ups and downs but theres not much i'd change. be safe, Dennis

[HSLD]

Construction, active duty USMC, correction officer, cop, aircraft loadmaster, cargo handler for FedEx. Hate to think where I'd be right now if I'd just stuck with one of them.

Ken

[Kathy G.]

I was an auditor, loved counting companies monies and the travel but the paperwork ugh :yikes:

Saw my husband working many hours less than I for double the money. just had to become a truck driver (he was a company driver over 10 years). Went to one of those 2 week wonder schools got a job at Commercial Carrier Corp. in Jax. Worked there for 6 weeks training when my husband bought our own truck.

That was in 1999 been doing that ever since and loving it. Sometimes I get worried and wonder about all the risks that we as drivers have to contend with.
Kathy G.

Well..... I'm not a driver yet... so... I'll tell you what I've been doing or have done up till now! LOL

I hve worked as a cashier in a grocery store, I worked in the same store's bakery dept., I became a mom,I worked at BK as a counter person, I worked at another store as a cashier, I put myself through school and became a Hair Stylist and have been a stay at home mother or a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations, as I like to call myself now.... everyone likes a fancy title! :D

I don't plan on driving for several more years, as one of my Research subjects is only 6 right now and I have a lot more developement and research to do with that one and the other 2 I have besides. :rofl:

[nitestar]

Way back when heck was a pup I was into shipping and recieving. Head honcho .Was a shipping and Reciving supervisor for a bearing company
I have tried my hand at being a salesmena nd did really good at that. but the owner of the business got upset because I made more than he did. I collected bad debts and got 1/2 of everything i collected..
Liked it but it was time to add to my resume'
I have been a machinist and ran a lapmaster. I have run lathes.
punch press's, Ran one for ChicagoRawhide ( now CR) the gasket people
Decided to drive a truck and found my nitch in the working world.
Have driven anhydrous amonia tanker. Gasoline tanker.Acid tanker, Flat bed. van, Reefer, open top, drop deck,Low boy 6 axle and 11 axle, currently flat bed.
O/O and loving it.

Baker

[Messyme]

Well I was an Electrical Engineer at the Boeing Co., commercial division, before being laid off in '99. Before that I worked in real estate.

Went to truck driving school and found my happiness was in driving a truck.
Currently employeed at Bynum Transport, pulling food grade tanker, but on medical leave of absence so that I can perssue the wonderful title of cancer survivor!

I am currently under going chemotherapy and so at times I disappear. And yes, in case you are wondering, I have lost all my beautiful hair.






this post is not meant to gain a sympathy vote, I'm ok with my life

[Neese]

I was in Retail management for about 10 years, then I was cocktail waitress for a year or two. :cheers: Left my husband, got into Real Estate... then got my CDL. Remarried a couple of years later, and now I am a stay at home mommy and part time homeschooler, eBay store owner, and I still hold my Real Estate license and my CDL-A

Steph......

Been meaning to give you one of these for a while now. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/mannzlady/Emoticons/3554dc48.gif

Much love coming at ya honey!

[allikat]

IT engineer and network technician :type:
Now I drive for a living, and love it! :yikes:

Neesy, I LOVE that avatar.....



where'd ya find it? ;)

[Messyme]

Thanks Neese....it's one of those that never end :D

[MoonRunner]

I currently command the internal affairs unit with a major law enforcement agency. I retire in 2 1/2 years and will be driving for a second career. I already have a cdl but hope to learn from you people as much as I can before I pull the plug. :yikes:

[Detour]

I was a Unix sys admin. I built servers and software and did other geeky stuff back before being geeky was cool.

[daytrader]

While I have driven a truck since I was 16 (farm) then started driving full time at 18. I also did it on and off. Had a little time to give to Unkle Sam.

I did the collage thing and thought I was going to be a big time stock broker.

I got hired on with Edward D Jones in St Louis mo.

I busted my but with them for very little money. I even had to wear a tie!

I had to get out of there. To much back stabbing and politics.

Farthest I mad it was to cold calling folks that were on a list that inherited money, won lottos or large settlements. Try to get some fund invested in special funds or stocks that we were being paid to market.

I felt like a leach peddle things I would not put my own money into. So back to truckin and investing on my own.

[officegirl]

I'm not a driver, but I do work for Trucker's Connection Magazine.

In order from when I was 15, the list is:

Druther's counter girl, Pizza Hut waitress, Mc'D's drive-thru gal, Cook in a great place off I-24 in Ky (Patti's Settlement; I met my hubby there).

Then I graduated High School and moved to Georgia for:
Texaco attendant (LOL), Burger King assistant manager, Papa John's delivery girl, Pre-school teacher, nanny, and now here I am as a Jack-of-all-trades at Trucker's Connection. Wait, would I be considered a Jill-of-all-trades? :rofl:

Oh yeah I forgot, for two horrid months I worked for an inventory company, doing inventory on stores like Home Depot, Lowes, clothing department stores, KMart, music stores, grocery stores, ect...